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  2. Haute Qualité Environnementale - Wikipedia

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    The Haute Qualité Environnementale or HQE (High Quality Environmental standard) is a standard for green building in France, based on the principles of sustainable development first set out at the 1992 Earth Summit. The standard is controlled by the Paris-based Association pour la Haute Qualité Environnementale (ASSOHQE).

  3. Built environment - Wikipedia

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    The built environment is made up of physical features. However, when studied, the built environment often highlights the connection between physical space and social consequences. [4] It impacts the environment [8] and how society physically maneuvers and functions, as well as less tangible aspects of society such as socioeconomic inequity and ...

  4. French Facility for Global Environment - Wikipedia

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    The FFEM was created in 1994 by the French government following the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. [1] The French government wished to develop a funding instrument contributing to the protection of the environment, in the framework of the international commitments of France.

  5. Built Environment (journal) - Wikipedia

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    Built Environment is a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on urban planning and related fields. It began in 1956 as Official Architecture and Planning and was renamed Built Environment in 1972. Between 1975 and 1978 it was known as Built Environment Quarterly . [ 1 ]

  6. Green building in France - Wikipedia

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    This article is intended to give an overview of green building in France In July 2007, the French government established six working groups to address ways to redefine France's environment policy. The proposed recommendations were then put to public consultation, leading to a set of recommendations released at the end of October 2007.

  7. Building - Wikipedia

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    A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, [1] such as a house or factory. [1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and ...

  8. Association for Environment Conscious Building - Wikipedia

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    The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB) is the leading [citation needed] network for sustainable building professionals in the United Kingdom. Membership of the AECB includes local authorities, housing associations, builders, architects, designers, consultants and manufacturers. The association was founded in 1989 to increase ...

  9. Environment - Wikipedia

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    Environment most often refers to: Natural environment , referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or a group of organisms